Gorky

American  

[gawr-kee, gawr-kyee] / ˈgɔr ki, ˈgɔr kyi /

noun

1. Arshile Vosdanig Adoian, 1904–48, American painter, born in Armenia.

2. Maxim. Gorki, Maxim.

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Gorky British  

/ ˈɡɔːkɪ /

noun

1. Arshile (ˈɑːʃɪl). 1904–48, US abstract expressionist painter, born in Armenia. Influenced by Picasso and Miró, his style is characterized by fluid lines and resonant colours

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Example Sentences

Artist Ailene deVries held a death cafe in April at Gorky, an Eastside feminist collective that hosts workshops and pop-up events.

From Los Angeles Times

The scene in Gorky Park - Moscow's version of London's Hyde Park - is idyllic, with families strolling on the embankment and rollerblading.

From BBC

"Directly. Yes. It is difficult to be cheerful when you understand that people out there are going through such awful times," she said on a visit to Gorky Park one recent evening.

From Reuters

The sustaining humanism and decency of Chekhov now seem less relevant than the pervasive survey of Russian violence in the works of Maxim Gorky.

From Washington Post

Was Andrei Sakharov silenced by internal exile in Gorky?

From Washington Post